I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
exchangeable; convertible; transferable; replaceable
to get between; to be caught in
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
contest of strength; trial of strength
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
holder of a dan rank; dan player (in go or shogi); black belt (in martial arts)
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to do as much as is humanly possible; to try every possible means
open air; outdoors; outside
auspicious sign; good omen
stealthy glance; furtive glance
focusing (of light); convergence; gathering and bundling
powder snow; powdery snow
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
chance (of success); odds
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
needing care (of a person); needing to be looked after; troublesome; annoying; difficult
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
incineration; destruction by fire
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)